stinker

stinker n a match "Got a stinker, Boy." (out of context) refers - possibly- to the smell of the old brimstone matches or the fact that they don't light well so they are nicknamed stinkers or something worse (or better). JH 3/72 Used I Used I Not used

Bibliographic Details
Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1972
Subjects:
English language > Dialects > Newfoundland and Labrador
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/52932
Description
Summary:stinker n a match "Got a stinker, Boy." (out of context) refers - possibly- to the smell of the old brimstone matches or the fact that they don't light well so they are nicknamed stinkers or something worse (or better). JH 3/72 Used I Used I Not used

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